Why Iran is Hanging Tough

Iran plans to support the political Left in their public relations efforts until public opinion turns against Trump, gas prices rise again, or gas shortages occur in China and other countries;

Ray DiLorenzo ——Bio and Archives--April 18, 2026

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President Trump made a decision to deal with Iran, a decision his predecessors would not make. They kicked the can for so long that you couldn't recognize it anymore, and the problem only got worse.

It made little difference when Iran killed 241 Marines, sailors, soldiers, and civilians in Beirut. So what if Iran executed 30,000 of their citizens for offenses any other country would consider trivial... adultery, homosexuality, apostasy, blasphemy, or fornication? Who is concerned that they executed 40,000 protesters recently due to their political dissent?

Iran's focus is not necessarily on the country and its people, but rather on the regime

Persia (Iran) has been wanting Europa (Europe, or the West) since Darius I (reigned 522-486 BC) tried to invade Greece several times, creating the Greco-Persian Wars. A storm destroyed his fleet in 492, followed by the Battle of Marathon in 490, in which Greece won a decisive battle.

His son Xerxes I (reigned 486-465 BC) continued his assault on Europe. It was Xerxes who launched the massive attack in 480 BC, making the battles of Thermopylae (the 300 Spartans) and the naval Battle of Salamis famous. The Persians were defeated at the battles of Plataea and Mycale in 479 B.C. and Western civilization was saved.

When Islam conquered the Middle East and North Africa during the 7th century, the 'religion of peace' did not waver from its original mission to conquer Europe and Western civilization. But this time, the West was facing Islam, which was not just a religion but also a geopolitical movement disguised as one. Most of Spain was under Muslim control by 713 AD. Muslim........

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